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9/3/1950

Larry Nixon

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Quitman, Arkansas
Age	74
Former Occupation	Fishing guide
Height	5' 10''
Weight	180 lbs.
Injuries	Carpal tunnel thumb in right hand, shoulder replacement surgery

Stats

Years Pro	47
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	113 (18) As of 7/21/2021
Career Earnings*	$3.8 million As of 7/21/2021
Current World Rank	198
Best Finish in 2023	26 - Sabine River, 6/1/2023
Last 3 Finishes	94 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023 95 - Lake Champlain, 8/17/2023 48 - Lake St. Clair, 7/27/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	25 (1) As of 7/21/2021
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	17 (0) As of 7/21/2021
Titles/Honors	Bassmaster Classic winner (1983), B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year (1980, 1982)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Bill Dance - "Back in the '70s, before I turned pro, Bill and Roland (Martin) were the big stars. Bill was always up there, and I wanted to be consistent like he was."
Favorite Lake	Toledo Bend - "It's a great lake. It's big and has every type of situation you'll find in the U.S." (He spent 17 years guiding there.)
Least Favorite Lake	"I don't have one. It doesn't matter to me where I go fishing. But I don't like to fish tournaments where nothing changes, like on the Potomac River where everything is communtiy holes."
Favorite Technique	"Casting a worm and a jig. Fishing structure I can't see."
Primary Fishing Strength	Soft-plastics
Secondary Fishing Strength	Quickly figuring out daily patterns
Biggest Weakness	Cold water
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Ranger, Mercury, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Dobyns Rods, Sunline, T&H Marine, Solar Bat sunglasses, Lowrance
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Maxey Ford (Harrison, Ark.)
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Ford F-150 EcoBoost

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Fried fish - crappie or walleye. "It doesn't get any better than that."
Favorite Music	Country western
Favorite Book/Movie	North American Whitetail magazine/The Magnificent Seven (movie)
When Not Fishing	"I like to deer hunt. My wife found a sign that says the year only has two seasons: fishing and hunting."
Why He Fishes	"I just love to get out in the outdoors. To me it's a very satisfying way to spend the day."

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Tournament Finishes

(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	94
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	95
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	48
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	26
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	99
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	52
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	98
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	62
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	103
7/29/2022	MLFPC	Lake Champlain	33
6/16/2022	MLFPC	James River	53
5/12/2022	MLFPC	Lake Guntersville	29
4/21/2022	MLFPC	Pickwick Lake	34
3/13/2022	MLFPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	126
1/27/2022	MLFPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	113
8/17/2021	MLFPC	Mississippi River	30
7/29/2021	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	106
6/17/2021	MLFPC	Potomac River	37
5/13/2021	MLFPC	Lake Eufaula	51
4/22/2021	MLFPC	Lake Murray	49
3/11/2021	MLFPC	Lewis Smith Lake	71
2/11/2021	MLFPC	Lake Okeechobee	82
8/9/2019	FLWT- FWC	Lake Hamilton	27
6/27/2019	FLWT	Lake Champlain	57
5/2/2019	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	35
4/11/2019	FLWT	Cherokee Lake	25
3/28/2019	FLWT	Grand Lake	22
3/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Seminole	145
2/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Toho	32
1/10/2019	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	99
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	53
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	121
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	85
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	121
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	72
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	15
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	80
8/11/2017	FLWT- FWC	Lake Murray	17
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	128
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	5
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	41
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	21
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	54
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	41
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	35
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	66
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	72
5/20/2016	TTBC	Lake Ray Roberts	33
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	55
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	40
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	7
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	142
8/20/2015	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	7
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	9
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	5
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	23
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	15
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	97
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	50
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	96
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	107
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	25
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	88
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	113
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	10
8/15/2013	FLWT	Red River	5
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	7
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	43
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	103
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	22
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	131
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	106
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	28
9/20/2012	FLWT	Wheeler Lake	8
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	1
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	99
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	27
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	114
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	51
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	50
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	83
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	27
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	53
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	115
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	36
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	58
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	35
6/2/2011	FLWT	Potomac River	65
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	70
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	35
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	6
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	124
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	129
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	3
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	51
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	125
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	59
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	127
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	44
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	10
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	45
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	3
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	58
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	12
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	47
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	98
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	38
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	140
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	21
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	28
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	102
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	42
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	98
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	27
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	94
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	23
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	23
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	1
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	87
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	89
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	40
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	2
8/2/2006	FLWT	Logan Martin Lake	34
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	41
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	17
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	59
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	166
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	43
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	100
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	60
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	10
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	81
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	16
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	31
7/13/2005	FLW	Lake Hamilton	11
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	15
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	31
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	4
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	27
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	12
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	8
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	29
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	83
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	61
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	114
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	11
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	121
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	138
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	5
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	92
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	48
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	117
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	18
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	19
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	34
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	36
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	20
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	66
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	123
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	86
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	90
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	97
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	13
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	180
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	86
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	13
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	9
9/10/2003	FLW*	James River	11
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	36
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	28
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	119
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	3
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	6
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	145
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	132
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	51
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	163
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	23
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	44
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	104
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	23
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	5
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	67
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	74
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	73
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	79
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	7
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	134
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	1
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	25
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	38
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	2
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	116
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	6

*BASS events (all events because BASS does not report Tour and Open earnings separately) and FLW Tour.

Biographical data last updated: 7/21/2021

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